DocumentCode
2832524
Title
Quantum limit of the thermoelectric efficiency of heterogeneous media at low temperatures
Author
Ktitorov, S.A. ; Zaitsev, V.K. ; Fedorov, M.I.
Author_Institution
A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
fYear
2003
fDate
17-21 Aug. 2003
Firstpage
497
Lastpage
499
Abstract
A quantum limit of the thermoelectric efficiency for heterogeneous media with weak links is established with a use of the Landauer-type formulae.
Keywords
inhomogeneous media; thermoelectricity; Landauer-type formulae; heterogeneous media; low temperatures; quantum limit; thermoelectric efficiency; Bridges; Conducting materials; Crystallization; Nonhomogeneous media; Phonons; Reflection; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectricity; Waveguide components;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Thermoelectrics, 2003 Twenty-Second International Conference on - ICT
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8301-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICT.2003.1287557
Filename
1287557
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